Linux Engineer

Metasys Technologies; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Metasys Technologies is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to design, build, and operate Linux-based infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. The role emphasizes IaC, automation, and collaboration with delivery teams to resolve complex platform challenges.

The ideal candidate has deep Linux expertise, hands-on experience with Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines, and the ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong enterprise level experience administering and supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
• Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Git, Packer; Ansible and Terraform preferred.
• CI/CD pipeline tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab) experience.
• Hybrid environments with AWS infrastructure exposure.
• Patching and maintaining Linux servers/containers with native tooling (e.g., Red Hat Satellite).
• Container technologies and cloud SaaS/PaaS/IaaS familiarity.
• Security and identity platforms, including PAM solutions like Delinea Cloud Suite integration.
• Linux workloads on VMware, Nutanix or similar virtualization.
• Familiarity with enterprise logging/monitoring (Splunk).

Responsibilities

• Engineering and supporting Unix/Linux platforms across on premises and cloud environments using DevOps principles, with minimal supervision.
• Building, maintaining and enhancing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Puppet, Git, Packer; Ansible and Terraform.
• Acting as a Unix/Linux subject matter expert within Agile delivery squads, shaping technical approaches and solving non routine platform challenges.
• Developing and maintaining automation using Go and TypeScript to reduce manual effort and risk.
• Collaborating with application, cloud and security teams to design secure, reliable and scalable Linux based solutions.
• Ensuring systems are configured in line with security, regulatory, audit and operational resilience requirements.
• Troubleshooting complex platform and infrastructure issues impacting business critical services.
• Leading small technical initiatives or workstreams contributing to platform standards and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strong Linux expertise

Puppet

Git

Packer

Ansible

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Red Hat Satellite

VMware

Nutanix

Splunk

AWS

Tools

Go

TypeScript

Job description

As a Senior Linux Engineer, you will be a hands on technical contributor responsible for building, operating and continually improving Linux based infrastructure platforms. You will apply strong engineering judgment to implement Infrastructure as Code, automation and cloud native practices. This role requires deep technical expertise, the ability to resolve complex, non routine issues independently and close collaboration with delivery teams. You will exercise independent judgement on technical decisions and clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non technical stakeholders, while providing informal technical guidance to peers.

Responsibilities

• Engineering and supporting Unix/Linux platforms across on premises and cloud environments using DevOps principles, with minimal supervision.
• Building, maintaining and enhancing Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, and Git.
• Acting as a Unix/Linux subject matter expert within Agile delivery squads, helping shape technical approaches and resolving non routine platform challenges.
• Developing and maintaining automation using modern scripting and tooling languages (e.g., Go, TypeScript) to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
• Collaborating with application, cloud and security teams to design and implement secure, reliable and scalable Linux based solutions.
• Ensuring systems are configured in line with security, regulatory, audit and operational resilience requirements.
• Troubleshooting complex platform and infrastructure issues that impact business critical services.
• Leading small technical initiatives or workstreams with manageable risk, contributing to platform standards, best practices and continuous improvement.

Required Skills

• Strong enterprise level experience administering and supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
• Proven hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools (Puppet, Git, Packer; Ansible and Terraform preferred).
• Experience working with CI/CD pipeline tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab)
• Experience working in hybrid environments, with solid exposure to AWS infrastructure and services.
• Practical experience deploying, patching and maintaining Linux servers and/or containers using native tooling (e.g., Red Hat Satellite).
• Familiarity with container technologies and cloud based SaaS, PaaS and IaaS platforms.
• Working knowledge of security and identity platforms, including Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions such as the Delinea Cloud Suite and how they integrate with infrastructure platforms.
• Experience designing and supporting Linux workloads running on VMware, Nutanix or equivalent virtualised environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise logging, monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk.